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Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 16 May 2025:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports Transport minister Barbara Creecy is working with Treasury to find ways to enable private investors to invest in the short term to restore Transnet’s rail infrastructure. She expects new private partnership agreements to take another 18-24 months to finalise.

# Mail & Guardian on Fridays:

Writes about the international status of refugees and the impact of the Afrikaners’ new Great Trek.

# And the Netwerk24 website:

Reports a human rights barometer that rates G20 countries on civil and political rights places South Africa eighth on the list, along with countries like Australia and the US.

Then the website writes a second group of Afrikaners is allegedly preparing to leave for the US. This will happen within the next few months.

And finally, the page pays tribute to the late Springbok winger, Cornal Hendricks.

GAUTENG:

# The Star & Pretoria News:

Writes former Police minister Bheki Cele claims that most of South Africa’s violent crime is planned and organised behind bars by prisoners serving life sentences.

And secondly, it is reported Unica Iron and Steel is in a legal battle that threatens its survival. It is a dispute with the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa fuelled by allegations of immigration violations, financial misconduct and misrepresentation.

# Sowetan:

Reports a deceased intern doctor from the Eastern Cape, Alulutho Mazwi,’s request for sick leave was apparently refused by his manager shortly before his death.

# And The Citizen:

Writes the situation at educational institutions is deteriorating because principals and teachers are buying their jobs and have no interest in the welfare or discipline of the learners.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Leads with a tribute to Cornal Hendricks and reports president Cyril Ramaphosa has also expressed his condolences.

Then the paper writes the two attempts to get the budget approved cost the taxpayer about 1.4-million-rand.

And finally, it is reported that Eskom has undertaken to go through the weekend without load-shedding.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports the Children’s Helpline in the Eastern Cape, which is supposed to assist children who are bullied or abused, is mostly unanswered.

And secondly, the paper writes the hate speech case between former DA MP Ronaldo Gouws and the Human Rights Commission has been settled out of court. He has posted an apology on YouTube.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:

Writes technology thieves are targeting schools in the province.

And reports on an illegal cigarette syndicate that has been exposed by the police.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports that the Anti-Corruption Commission of Namibia is asking for more money to fund new posts within its specialised anti-money laundering unit.

Then the paper writes the water shortages in Groot Aub are largely due to illegal water connections.

And finally, there is news about two deacons of the Roman Catholic Church in Namibia who had the privilege of being part of a rally for deacons of the church in the Vatican City in Rome.